I may add, not really or inccorect. For at that time in history there were many who took a firm stand for the faith (teachings taught by 1st. century Christians after Jesus accention to heaven) and with thier lives, oppose such Council, which was presided by a non Christian, Constantine himself.
Undoubtedly, according to Henry Chadwick says in The Early Church: “Constantine, like his father, worshipped the Unconquered Sun; . . . his conversion should not be interpreted as an inward experience of grace . . . It was a military matter. His comprehension of Christian doctrine was never very clear, but he was sure that victory in battle lay in the gift of the God of the Christians.”
So, his presiding over church matters were simply political and not when it came to true worship.
According to The Encyclopædia Britannica relates: “Constantine himself presided, actively guiding the discussions, and personally proposed . . . the crucial formula expressing the relation of Christ to God [Ex. Trinity] in the creed issued by the council, ‘of one substance with the Father’ . . . Overawed by the emperor, the bishops, with two exceptions only, signed the creed, many of them much against their inclination.”
Thus, true Christians are not relieved by the "Council of Nicea" tiding things up for them. Rather it cause much confusion and contamination of the truth of God's word. For examples such as: hell Fire, Immortality of the Soul, and the misterious so call doctrine of the Trinity (The father, Son HS are one), taught by [Christendom] churches today.
Hence, the modern-day Christian congregation of Jehovah [JHVH] is very much alive today. Their beliefs and practices are not new but are a restoration of first-century Christianity. (Isa. 43:10-12)
2007-05-04 13:37:12
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answered by jvitne 4
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Why do people keep referring to the Council of Nicaea as the event where Scripture was canonized? It had nothing to do with it. Can't people use Google?
2007-05-04 12:55:52
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answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6
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